2020-10-13 On September 12, Lelo for Georgia majoritarian candidate for Zugdidi, Aleksandre Akhvlediani reported that a member of the party’s youth organization, Irakli Matua was subjected to pressure. According to him, an assemblyman from GD, Otar Kadaria gave 600 laris to Irakli Matua on the territory of school no.11, in exchange for leaving the party. Irakli Matua confirmed this with ISFED observer. He said Otar Kadaria was acting under the instructions of Sakrebulo chairperson, Tazo Patsatsia. According to him, Kadaria told him to leave Zugdidi and not to contact anyone. When he received the money, he was also promised a job at one of the non-profit (non-commercial) legal entities in Zugdidi Municipality. There were no threats voiced during the meeting, but Matua says he still was scared because Zviadists (supporters of late president Zviad Gamsakhurdia) are the government’s power base at the local level and Lelo had a severe confrontation with them recently. Kadaria also bought a bus ticket to Tbilisi for Matua, took his phone and made a statement about leaving Lelo on Matua’s Facebook page on his behalf. As soon as the bus left Zugdidi, Irakli Matua managed to contact the party members, then he got off the bus near village Tsatskhvi and the party members took him to Lelo office.